Agri-Business
Police issue warning after Weymouth veterinary burglaries
Police are appealing for help after medicines for animal use were stolen from a veterinary practice in Weymouth – nearly...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Defra to make £2 million available to help Yorkshire farmers
The Government has announced it will make more than £5 million available to support communities and businesses impacted by this...
Agri-Business
Third of Welsh cows culled due to TB hail from Pembrokeshire
Closer analysis of Government statistics reveal the staggering toll of bovine TB on Pembrokeshire farmers. As local farmers gather for...
Agri-Business
Emergency funding released for Yorkshire farmers
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced that it will donate £50,000 from its emergency fund to help farmers and rural...
Rural Life
Students launch petition to 'save' university farm from sale
A group of students has put together a petition to ‘save’ Royal Agricultural University’s Harnhill Manor Farm from sale. The Royal Agricultural...
Agri-Business
Ear tag firm staff take on Hadrian's Wall for rural mental health charity
Allflex Livestock Intelligence staff have paired with a mental health charity to trek a gruelling 84-miles across Hadrian’s Wall in...
Agri-Business
NFU: Government must commit to keep Britain’s food self-sufficiency above 61%
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for the Government to ensure a secure supply of home-grown food after new...
Agri-Business
Grain price: No pot of gold at the end of the rainbow
There doesn’t look to be any pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for this season, despite what...
Agri-Business
Farm unions accuses media of 'inflating' IPCC report
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has accused the British media of “inflating” the findings of a report by published...
Rural Life
Council calls for Government action to help with Dales farmers' plight
England’s largest council has issued a plea to Government to release emergency funds to help farmers whose businesses have been...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer named North East's 'Unsung Hero'
A stalwart of both the poultry industry and NFU Scotland has taken the NFU Scotland North East Region’s ‘Unsung Hero’...
Agri-Business
Applications open for new veterinary pathway at Harper Adams
Harper Adams has created a new route for students who miss out on, or are not quite ready for vet...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
Agri-Business
1,000L of fungicides stolen from north-east Scotland farm
Police in Scotland are appealing for information about a high-value theft from a farm at Colliston near Arbroath, north-east Scotland....
Agri-Business
‘Panic’ gripping UK meat industry over no-deal tariff fears
A “sense of panic is now gripping the UK meat industry”, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), due...
Arable
EU Food Safety Authority raises health concerns over chlorpyrifos
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European...
Agri-Business
Time to plan for autumn farm rent reviews
Farm tenants need to plan ahead for tackling autumn farm rent reviews, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is warning. Traditionally,...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers urged not to miss out on pesticide disposal scheme
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is urging farmers to make use of a free and confidential pesticide disposal scheme....
